Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-6@ Stanford | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 77-7vs Florida A&M | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 1 | 7 | Season-high 17 yds |
| Total | 10 | 26 | 2.9 | 1 | 7 |
#22
Girard Pringle Jr.
Sophomore running back for Miami. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Tampa, FL
CFB Index 46 · #163 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Miami for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
26
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 2.6 per carry · 2 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 17 rush yds, 1 TD, 35 rec yds, vs Florida A&M
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Miami. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Miami in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 15.3 points in belief.
33.3own fans
48.6national conversation
Girard Pringle Jr.
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. He has spent two seasons in the Miami backfield. The receipt on tape: 35 rec yds, 17 rush yds against Florida A&M, Week 2, 2026.
26 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 10 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20259 games
- Signed with Miami4-star out of Armwood
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Miami
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mario Cristobal — 15-3 over that span.
2025Miami13-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2026Miami2-0HC: Mario Cristobal · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 13.0 YDS/g, 2.9 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #26 of 38 ACC RBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 77–7
vs Florida A&M
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Florida A&M · 2&4 · Q2 · EPA +2.33(10:14) Shotgun #0 G.Pringle Jr. rush left for 4 yards gain to the FAMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:10 #22 J.Weinberg kick attempt good (H: #94 D.Joyce, LS: #46 A.Booker) #82 J.Olsen kick attempt good (H: #94 D.Joyce, LS: #46 A.Booker)
- Week 1 · Stanford · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA -1.30(03:19) Shotgun #0 G.Pringle Jr. rush right for 1 yard loss to the MIA44 (#35 M.Rose; #11 T.Tafiti)
- Week 2 · Florida A&M · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +1.01(02:38) Shotgun #10 D.Mensah pass complete short right to #0 G.Pringle Jr. caught at MIAMI11, for 12 yards to the MIAMI28 (#2 S.Hines), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Stanford · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA -0.76Shotgun #0 G.Pringle Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MIA43, End Of Play
- Week 1 · Stanford · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA -0.76No Huddle-Shotgun #0 G.Pringle Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MIA43 (#8 C.Richardson)
- Week 2 · Florida A&M · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.69(13:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 G.Pringle Jr. rush middle for 7 yards gain to the MIAMI49 (#11 I.Davis)
- Week 1 · Stanford · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.68No Huddle-Shotgun #0 G.Pringle Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MIA42, End Of Play
- Week 1 · Stanford · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.67Shotgun #0 G.Pringle Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the MIA24 (#11 T.Tafiti; #35 M.Rose)
- Week 2 · Florida A&M · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.62(11:41) Shotgun #10 D.Mensah pass complete short right to #0 G.Pringle Jr. caught at FAMU30, for 23 yards to the FAMU07 (#3 C.McKenzie), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Stanford · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.34Shotgun #0 G.Pringle Jr. rush right for 3 yards gain to the STA43 (#75 B.Marceau-Olayinka)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Miami
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Miami
Returning around him
- 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 9 Miami players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (12 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami · Last season: 13-3 (AP #10) · Talent rank #12 · 2026 recruiting class #9
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nate Frazier’s 2024 season.
Matches Nate on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Rush TD rate
Receiving share
Differs from Nate on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Lee Beebe’s path through Indiana.
98%match
Matches Lee on
Height
Yards per carry
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jerrick Gibson's freshman season at Texas (2024).
83%match
Matches Jerrick on
Recruiting rating
EPA / carry (adj)
Receiving share
Differs from Jerrick on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Girard Pringle Jr.
The backfield · Miami
- #4Mark Fletcher Jr.1,192 rushing yards · 2025
- #6CharMar Brown460 rushing yards · 2025
- Girard Pringle Jr.375 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Jordan Lyle108 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Chris Wheatley-Humphrey108 rushing yards · 2025
3 more on the roster · Miami team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology